Treatment & Recovery

Galvanized by the needlessness of their son’s death, Williams and Head were instrumental in uncovering a pattern of failure to enforce the Parity Act.
Regardless of the level of care they are stepping down from, effective discharge planning can help you and your child better navigate the ups and downs of recovery.
Under the Parity Act, insurance companies are required to provide coverage for substance use disorders, just as they would for any other disease.
Keeping the lines of communication open, being supportive and showing love for your child can make a tremendous difference in their recovery journey.
Harm reduction strategies are a way to reduce the risks associated with substance use. They may be a good first step toward wellness.
The combination of several factors makes adolescence the critical period of vulnerability for beginning to use addictive substances and for developing the disease of addiction.
If your child has been diagnosed with co-occurring disorders, it can be helpful to stay vigilant.
Learn more about the opioid overdose reversal medication naloxone (also known by the brand name Narcan).
Understanding the benefits and drawbacks of telehealth will help you decide how to best use these services for you and your family.
If your child is struggling with substance use, it's likely they see drugs as a solution, not a problem. Learn how to address those underlying issues.
Allowing your child to experience the consequences of their behavior can be a powerful influence on their future actions.
Active listening is a communication skill to help you shift the tone away from anger or lecturing, and engage your child in a productive conversation.
We're working to make treatment more accessible and more affordable. But what can you do when your child needs treatment now?
There is a spectrum of clinical diagnoses when it comes to problems with substance use. If it is negatively affecting a loved one’s life, learn how to help.
Addiction is a complex disease of the brain and body that involves compulsive use of one or more substances despite serious health and social consequences.
Many treatment programs are still open and accepting patients. If your child is currently out of school or work, it may be an ideal time to encourage them to attend a program.
If your child or loved one is using medication to treat opioid addiction, you may need to consider how COVID-19 will impact their access.
While addiction thrives in isolation, connection nurtures recovery. Fortunately, we live in a digital age with many ways to connect electronically.
If you're a parent worried about your child's drug use, you may be considering drug testing. But experts recommend against at-home drug testing. Learn why.
We need your help to move the Family Support Services for Addiction Act forward.
We must hold our states accountable to spend pending opioid settlement dollars on prevention and addiction resources, not balancing their budgets.
Tackling Youth Substance Abuse is a coalition of people and organizations with a mission to decrease youth and young adult substance use on Staten Island.
It's stressful to help your child struggling with substance use. It's harder when you and your partner don't agree on how to do it.
Addiction family therapists believe that problems exist between people, not within them. Try to understand and validate experiences of all family members to get to the root issues.
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